trowable

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adjective

Credible; believable.

OriginMiddle English trowable →
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Meanings

adjectivetrowable (comparative more trowable, superlative most trowable)

comparative more trowable · superlative most trowable · alternative Scotland trowabil

  1. dialectalCredible; believable.
  2. rareFit to be or worthy of being betrothed; betrothable.

    “Oh yeah; but you girls have so many hopefuls hanging around; hard for me to keep score. Why don't you ask your dad?” “No dad: no mom; but you've been married forever. How come you never got trown?” “I just never did anything trowable. I've been accused of everything though; one time or another.”

    2009, Steven S. Schneiderman, Marshlanders

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtrowable
  2. Englishtrowable

From Middle English trowable, trowabile, equivalent to trow + -able.

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APA

trowable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trowable

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Chicago

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